55.6% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 55.3%
- 2021: 55.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Jingalup · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Jingalup
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people volunteer here than in almost any other similar area, making Jingalup a place of high community involvement. Over half the population gives their time to help others, which is far above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
A striking 55.6% of residents volunteer, a figure that is far above both the Western Australian rate of 15.9% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common here, with 17.6% of people providing care—well above the national figure of 11.9%. This includes 28.7% who care for children unpaid, which is a little above the Australian average.
17.6% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.7% —
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.6%
- 2021: 28.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.4% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
Defence service
People who served in the Australian Defence Force.
About 3.1% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
3.1%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who have ever served in the Australian Defence Force (currently or previously).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Jingalup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50698/jingalup/topic/community